Measuring differences in public service motivation between the public and private sector Paul A. Grout 17 th November 2006 Centre for Market and Public.

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Measuring differences in public service motivation between the public and private sector Paul A. Grout 17 th November 2006 Centre for Market and Public Organisation

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2 Two connected pieces of ongoing research on donated labour/public service motivation (both joint work) Quick summary of theoretical model of not- for-profit in a bureaucratic environment Evidence on donated labour from British Household Panel Survey

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4 Donated labour: Private sector difficult to supply donated labour because of residual claimant expropriates the effect of donated labour Not-for-profit is able to provide an environment that favours donated labour because of the non-distribution constraint. Public sector? – bureaucratic environment

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22 Preliminary Conclusions Empirical evidence supports basic the theoretical literature that donated labour is sensitive to organisational/ownership. Suggests not-for-profit may have a role to play in public service delivery However, bureaucratic structure may make donated labour delicate in this environment.